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A. M. STEWART.

INHALING DEVICE,

APPLICATION FILED IUN E l8. I919.

1,326,890. Patented Dec. 30, 1919.

STATE? PATNT FFKCEQ ALEXANDER M. STEWART, 0F MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THOS.

LEEIVIING &: (10., OF NEW YORK, N.

INHALING DEVICE.

Application filed June 18, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER M. S'rnw- ART, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Mount Vernon, county of Westchester, and State of New York have invented a new and useful Improvement in Inhaling Devices, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention is intended as an improved device for the use of so-oalled camphormenthol pencils, or similar remedial material or compound, and it consists in a casing, in the present instance made to simulate a rifle cartridge, and having two diameters; the part having the smaller diameter, which, in the example shown, will simulate the bullet, is adapted to longitudinal movement relative to the part having the larger diameter, and is provided with an opening at its forward end and also with suitable passages or air conduits through which, when projected, air may be drawn into the part of the casing having the larger diameter, and pass outwardly therefrom through the said end opening, and when retracted or collapsed, a spindle or needle valve carried by the larger part of the casing will close the said opening at the forward end of the reduced part.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the device, the parts being retracted or collapsed, the needle valve or spindle being shown in elevation; Fig. 2 is a view, partly in elevation and partly in longitudinal vertical section, showing the parts in their projected position; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view, somewhat enlarged, of the smaller or movable part of the apparatus, the spindle or needle valve being shown in elevation; Fig. 4 is an endwise cross sectional view on the line 44 of Fig. 2.

In the drawings 1 represents the larger part of the device. It is preferably made of some highly finished metal, such as silver, aluminum, nickel and the like, plated or not, as preferred. The casing is closed by a head 2 of any preferred construction. 3 is a spindle rigidly fastened in the head 2 by riveting or otherwise, as indicated at 4:, so that it will be rigidly held thereby. The forward end 5 acts after the manner of a needle valve to close the opening hereinafter referred to in the forward end of the smaller Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 30, 1919.

Serial No. 305,050.

or movable part. The forward end of the casing 1 is reduced as at 6, so as to fit the exterior diameter of the movable part 7 of the device which, as shown, is made in the general form of a rifle ball and is adapted to slide longitudinally through the reduced part 6 of the outer or larger part of the casing and is provided with a series of inwardly pressed grooves 01- passages 8 (three are shown in the present instance) which extend forwardly as shown in Fig. 1 only so far as to be exposed externally when the smaller or movable part 7 of the device has been projected as shown in Fig. 9 is an opening in the forward end of the reduced portion 7, which, when the parts are collapsed or closed together, is closed by the end of the spindle 3 which acts after the manner of a needle valve therefor. 10 is the remedial material, which, as shown best in Fig. 4c, is in the form of a stick or pencil and is made of such size that it may be pressed into the movable or smaller part 7 of the device, being preferably held therein by the pressure of the inwardly projecting passages 8, which will ordinarily slightly out into or be somewhat embedded in the remedial material, more or less as indicated in Fig. 4, and there is a longitudinally extending hole made through the material somewhat larger than the spindle 3, so that there is an open annular space 11 between the material and the spindle, through which the air, drawn in through the passages 8, may pass outwardly to the mouth or nostrils of the user of the device.

The operation is as follows: Ordinarily the device having the remedial material within it will be in the condition shown in F ig. 1, that is to say, the parts will be collapsed or telescoped together, so that the ends of the passages 8 are closed, having passed within the reduced portion 6 of the larger part of the casing, and the opening 9 at the forward end of the smaller part will also be closed by the needle valve action of the forward end of the spindle 3, thus evaporation or other waste of the material will be prevented. When it is desired to use the device the smaller or movable part of it is grasped by the fingers of one hand, while the enlarged casing 1 is held by the other and the smaller part is drawn outwardly or projected as shown in Fig. 2, whereupon the lips or nostrils of the user being applied at the tapering forward end of the reduced part 7, inhalation will cause the entrance of air through the several conduits or passages 8 into the chamber within the enlarged casing 1, which ha become quite heavily charged with the fumes of the remedial material and 1) may be rubbed upon the forehead or other desired part of the body'ot the user for the beneficial effect realized thereby, and it will he noted that the materlal may project bevond the inner end of the movable part 7 of the device within the chamber of the larger casing 1 to such degree as desired.

It will be obvious to those who are familiar with such matters that alterations may be made in the details of construction without departing from the essentials of the invention. 1 therefore do not limit myself to the details as described and shown.

I claim:

1. An inhaling device comprising two telescoping members, one cylindrical in form, hollow, and provided with longitudinally extending and inwardly projecting air passages and an opening in its forward end, and the other larger, smooth exterior-1y and reduced in diameter at its forward end to nesaseo snugly lit the exterior of the cylindrical member and having a spindle rigidly attached thereto which extends loosely through the cylindrical member and engages with the opening at its forward end so that when the members are extended circulatory passages are afforded through their joint interiors and an air passage opened for the escape or ithdrawalof the air therefrom and when collapsed all of said passages are closed. V V

An inhaling device comprising two telescopingmembers of different diameters, the

smaller one adapted to contain and retain a the remedial material and being practically cylindrical in form, hollow, and provided with lon itudinally extending and inwardly projecting airpassages and an opening in its forward end, the larger one being smooth ex? teriorly and reduced in diameter at its forward end to fit the exterior of the cylindrical member and havinga spindle rigidly at- "a "llQCl thereto which extends loosely through cylindrical member and with the opening at its "forward end, the intea 

